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February 17, 2020

T O
K N O W
N E W S
N E E D
YO U

Star-
Spangled
Success
“That was
perfect,”
TodayÕs Hoda
Kotb tweeted of
Lovato’s national
anthem at the
Super Bowl.

Demi Lovato’s

Triumphant Return

When Demi Lovato took the field to fatal drug overdose in July 2018, an Jan. 26 the former Disney Channel
belt out the national anthem at the incident that prompted her to enter teen star hit the Grammys stage to
Super Bowl on Feb. 2, it was as if she’d in-patient rehab for three months. debut her new song “Anyone,” which
channeled the lyrics of her 2011 hit After nailing the perfor- was written and recorded
“Skyscraper,” in which she sings about mance, Lovato, 27, called HAPPY WITH HOW shortly before her overdose.
‘DEMI IS REALLY
She told Andy Cohen that
“rising from the ground” and finding
the moment “a dream
KEVIN MAZUR/WIREIMAGE strength in the face of personal issues. come true.” AND SUPER BOWL the song, with lyrics such as
THE GRAMMYS
After all, the appearance marked only
Her comeback has been
“nobody’s listening to me...
TURNED OUT.
Lord, is there anyone?” rep-
her second time singing in a live show
much acclaimed—and
SHE’S EXCITED’
—A LOVATO SOURCE
resents the “period in
since being hospitalized for a near-
deeply emotional. On
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